Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Indeed Hound Date:   2/4/2016 11:07:58 AM

Couldn't agree with you more.  We give and there isn't any quid pro quo.  One only need to look at Israel - $1.6 billion a year with thanks to President Carter.  The quid pro quo was that they didn't fight with Egypt anymore, and that money was supposed to be spent in the U.S. for their legitimate defense needs.  They no more got it, and they rebelled against spending it with U.S companies, claiming "unique" requirements.  They spend that money on building up their defense industry, and their companies now compete with U.S. companies, and complain about the U.S.  And I wonder which group in Egypt is getting the $1.3 B that we give to Eqypt. 

Last year, when Obama went to Africa, he promised them $600M.  Whenever any senior official travels anywhere, there is always a pot sweetener or something they can leave on the table -either in money, support, or equipment. 

And in return for our generosity, they force our companies into complicated off set arrangements. 

Every time anything happens anywhere, we rush to provide all this support, without reqard to the skimming by corrupt leadership in these countries and the lack of distribution systems to get the provisions, money, etc to the people that need it. 

And then there is Afghanistan.  Billions and billions of dolllars spent on Nation-building, roads, a $40M gas station, Italian goats that were procured for them to replace their goat herds that were killed in the cross fire, so they could generate more income by selling the goat fur.. but it seems they were eaten, and no one can explain where the money how the money was spent n a $40M gas station.  And then there were the millions spent to buy off and "reward" tribal leaders.  They don't love us, they will never love us no matter how many billions we spend there.